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Spotify Stream On event highlights: Over the next few days, Spotify will be expanded to 80 new markets worldwide

tech2 News Staff • February 22, 2021, 23:33:39 IST
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Post the event, Daniel Ek, Spotify founder and CEO, and CFO Paul Vogel will be hosting an Investor Discussion and Q&A related to the Stream On event.

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Spotify Stream On event highlights: Over the next few days, Spotify will be expanded to 80 new markets worldwide
February 22, 2021, 23:24:30 (IST)
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And now you enjoy these beautiful 9 minutes of Justin Bieber! 

Here's 9 minutes of #JustinBieber owning the stage at #SpotifyStreamOn 🤩 pic.twitter.com/5VLsWgY2o9

— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 23:21:56 (IST)
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The first two episode of Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen’s new podcast are now out of Spotify

Last year, I sat down with my good friend Bruce @Springsteen for a long and meaningful conversation that touched on so much of what we’re all dealing with these days. I’m excited to share it with you over the next few weeks: https://t.co/sQACD08AWx pic.twitter.com/biMoxCLhAG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 23:15:37 (IST)
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Over the next few days, Spotify will be expanded to 80 new markets worldwide

February 22, 2021, 23:13:04 (IST)
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.@Spotify will now be available in 36 new languages including Romanian, Hindi, Swahili and more. #SpotifyStreamOn https://t.co/PzpO0T7cza pic.twitter.com/fw1c1QyOg3

— Tech2 (@tech2eets) February 22, 2021
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February 22, 2021, 23:12:19 (IST)
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In the next few months, Spotify will be rolling out a new beta feature via Anchor called “Paid Podcast Content”

This will give podcasters new ways to monetise their content. You can sign up for the beta on blog.anchor.fm/streamon.

February 22, 2021, 23:09:28 (IST)
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Spotify Ad Studio will now also include podcasts starting with originals, exclusive content

This will eventually be extended to third-party podcasts.

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February 22, 2021, 23:07:55 (IST)
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Spotify announced ‘Spotify Audience Network’, “where advertisers can buy across a network of original, exclusive and independent podcasts”

This tool is aimed at bringing bringing creators and advertisers closer. 

February 22, 2021, 23:05:54 (IST)
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The first two episodes of #RenegadesPodcast with President @BarackObama and @Springsteen are out right now 🤯 https://t.co/piXieqnYrJ pic.twitter.com/RWIqkLx3tH

— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 23:03:30 (IST)
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HiFi is on the way! Can't wait to finally hear #BillieEilish and #Finneas's hidden whispers. #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/3Uny0UA4l7

— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 23:03:09 (IST)
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We're introducing new ways for artists to use playlists to share their stories with fans ✨

Spotify Clips will debut on even more Spotify playlists, featuring artists in short videos that let them put their own stamp on a playlist experience 🎥 #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/sgHTWV244W

— Spotify for Artists (@spotifyartists) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 23:02:05 (IST)
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On Spotify, “57,000 artists represent 90 monthly streams”: that’s a 4x increased in 6 years

In last 4 years, over 82 percent recording artists catalogues generated over $1 million a year across recording and publishing. 

February 22, 2021, 22:59:31 (IST)
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Batman Unburied, the new @DCComics podcast from David S. Goyer, steps out of the shadows soon 🦇 #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/w0XrdyoVE5

— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
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February 22, 2021, 22:58:04 (IST)
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In 2021, Spotify for Artists will be available in 25 new languages

February 22, 2021, 22:57:01 (IST)
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We launch in 80+ new markets over the next few days. See you soon Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria 👀 #SpotifyStreamOn pic.twitter.com/Wqv3IFdicz

— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 22:54:23 (IST)
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In the US, Spotify will soon allow teams on the platform to book campaign easily through the ‘Marquee Campaign’ feature

February 22, 2021, 22:52:49 (IST)
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Spotify for Artists is currently being used by over 1 million creators
February 22, 2021, 22:49:31 (IST)
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Canvas, a feature that allows an artist to add a visual to their tracks will now be available for all artists. #SpotifyStreamOnhttps://t.co/PzpO0T7cza pic.twitter.com/9CBHmC7uYN

— Tech2 (@tech2eets) February 22, 2021
February 22, 2021, 22:46:28 (IST)
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Spotify library includes over 70 million tracks, 4.5 billion playlists, and over 2 million podcasts

Spotify’s chief R&D officer says that every hour over 50,000 hours of content is uploaded on the platform.

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February 22, 2021, 22:43:00 (IST)
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Spotify will soon also rollout interactive features like polls and Q&As

February 22, 2021, 22:41:44 (IST)
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Spotify will soon also allow creators to add video to podcasts

February 22, 2021, 22:40:08 (IST)
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Spotify announces partnership with WordPress that will let new creators turn their written content directly into podcasts

This creator tool is available starting today.

February 22, 2021, 22:38:09 (IST)
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“Future formats of audio”

Spotify lets creators curate songs from the platform’s music catalogue directly into their podcast. For listeners, they are able to use this feature to discover and find new music they hear in this episodes.

February 22, 2021, 22:34:38 (IST)
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In 2020, 8 out of evert 10 new podcast on Spotify was created using Anchor

February 22, 2021, 22:30:14 (IST)
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Spotify is also partnering with Warner Brothers to bring DC universe to life in audio

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February 22, 2021, 22:29:17 (IST)
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Avengers: Endgame directors’ AGBO production company signs multi-year podcast deal with Spotify

The directors will produce several series for Spotify.

February 22, 2021, 22:25:35 (IST)
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Spotify SoundUp is being expanded from six to 14 countries, including India

SoundUp aims at diversity and help push voices of budding podcasters

February 22, 2021, 22:16:44 (IST)
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Spotify now has over 2 million podcasts 

The platform saw an increase of 1,500% podcasts in last 3 years

February 22, 2021, 22:14:58 (IST)
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Spotify SoundBetter is a new tool announced which will let creators hire other music production professionals 

February 22, 2021, 22:11:13 (IST)
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Spotify HiFi is apparently meant for users who are interested in “high quality audio”
February 22, 2021, 22:09:10 (IST)
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Spotify will be launching a new subscription offering called Spotify HiFi later this year

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February 22, 2021, 22:08:17 (IST)
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Spotify recently released the Songwriter Hub on the platform for better discovery

February 22, 2021, 22:06:58 (IST)
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Spotify now shows song-writer and producer credits on the albums/songs
February 22, 2021, 22:06:12 (IST)
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Spotify to soon rollout Instagram Stories-like feature called Spotify Clips

Spotify is already testing this feature with select users in select regions.

February 22, 2021, 22:04:37 (IST)
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Artists like BlackPink, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift users Spotify’s Enhanced Album feature in 2020

February 22, 2021, 22:01:01 (IST)
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With Radar, Spotify says it help emerge 175 artists around the world in 2020

February 22, 2021, 21:59:45 (IST)
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"…we are helping listeners discover artists they have never heard before, 16 billion times a month", Co-head of Music at Spotify said.
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February 22, 2021, 21:58:04 (IST)
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In 2020, Spotify added 76,000 artists to its playlists for the very first time.

February 22, 2021, 21:56:19 (IST)
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“Over 60,000 new track are delivered to Spotify everyday”, Spotify’s co-head of Music said.
February 22, 2021, 21:51:47 (IST)
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Daniel Ek says over the next few days Spotify’s global footprint will be aggresilvely increased so as to make it available to over a billion people around the world

February 22, 2021, 21:49:14 (IST)
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Spotify’s ‘mission’:

Spotify is hosting the ‘Stream On’ event at 9.30 pm IST tonight ( click here for local time). The event will be **live-streamed** on Spotify’s micro-website dedicated for the event, on  For the Record, and YouTube.  At the event, Spotify will be sharing the latest in the global audio streaming to reveal how far it’s come and what are its plans for the year 2021. There will also be announcements around some new features, creator tools and partnerships at the event. [caption id=“attachment_9333831” align=“alignright” width=“1280”] ![Spotify's future roadmap has podcast written all over it. Image: tech2](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Spotify-stream-on-live-highlights-min.jpg) Spotify’s future roadmap has podcast written all over it. Image: tech2[/caption]

Post the event, Daniel Ek, Spotify founder and chief executive officer, and Paul Vogel, Spotify’s chief financial officer, will be hosting an Investor Discussion and Q&A related to the Stream On event, which you can tune in to on the Spotify Investor Relations website under the Events tabs.

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